Island Brands USA: How To Start A Beer Company Scott Hansen is the Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board, and CEO of Island Brands USA, the first company to effectively build and scale a non-craft beer business in the 21st century. For the past 25 years, Scott has excelled in both founder and leadership roles across the technology, healthcare, and finance sectors. He successfully launched, grew, and exited two proprietary tech firms early in his career before joining Merrill Lynch and obtaining a range of securities licenses. Following his time in finance, Scott founded Talent Resource Group and was granted National Security Clearance to support data-centric technology systems being developed by the Pentagon. The company was acquired by Modulant, an IT services company, and Scott served as Managing Director for three years before forming Hansen Talent Group. There, he worked to strategically develop lower-cost implementation services for major software-as-a-service (SAAS) platforms worldwide; it was acquired in 2018. A lifelong connector and innovator who consistently brings value to partners and shareholders alike, Scott co-founded Island Brands with his friend Brandon Perry in 2016.